Healthwatch in Somerset

Concepts

• health and social work
• taunton
• somerset council
• somerset
• healthwatch
• health inequalities
• health
• people
• strategic aims
• their public health function

Location

Taunton

Description

Somerset Council has a statutory duty to provide a local Healthwatch to the people living in Somerset. Somerset Council also have a broader leadership role in health and care, promoting wellbeing and tackling health inequalities through their public health function. Healthwatch contributes to the bigger picture by supporting local authorities and their partners to achieve health and care strategic aims and ambitions by bringing people’s voices into the heart of commissioning and delivery.

Total Quantity or Scope

Local Healthwatch finds out what people like and could be improved about services and shares these views with those who commission and provide health and care and have the power to make change happen. Healthwatch also helps people find the information they need about services in their area.

Renewal Options

There is an option to extend the contract for up to a further 48 months.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.